It takes the average reader 5 hours and 30 minutes to read The King of the Castle by Victoria Holt
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A love of old paintings and houses brings the heroine, Dallas Lawson, a restorer of art, to Chateau Gaillard. She comes under semi-false pretenses, since her father who had been commissioned for the job, had died several months before. Dallas, a plain, sensible 28 year old feels that she will live the rest of her life as a single woman. The castle's owner, Comte de la Talle, who has been accused by his only daughter of murdering his wife, is now known as a roué. Questions surround life at the castle. Did the Comte really murder his wife? What has become of the beautiful emeralds that belonged...
The King of the Castle by Victoria Holt is 319 pages long, and a total of 82,621 words.
This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 31 minutes to read The King of the Castle aloud.
The King of the Castle is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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